JibJab Picks Puppets and Politics for 2010 Recap

JibJab went for a bit of a narrower focus on American politics in its annual original music video recap of the year, constructing a regretful duet between U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

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A New Role at Google for Marissa Mayer: Location, Local Services

Marissa Mayer, designer and developer of Google’s iconic search product–and, as its first female engineer, an icon herself–will be taking a new role overseeing location and local services for the company, according to an email statement. As vice president of search products, Mayer introduced more than 100 products and features, and expanded the site to over 100 languages.

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Facebook's "Social" Chief Pushes Human Interaction

Sitting in the cubicle next to founder Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook Inc.’s headquarters is a young executive who is taking on a critical challenge for the world’s largest social network: making it more social.

Fiorina’s First Act as Senator: Merge California and Nevada

Her dreams of heading up the World Bank dashed, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, the architect of one of the worst tech mergers in history, has turned her attention to California politics. After months of speculation, she officially announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate today.
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Google Outside Counsel Clearly Well-Prepared for FTC Fight Over Apple Board Seat–See This Internal Doc

If the Federal Trade Commission takes issue with Google and Apple’s interlocking boards, Google will be well prepared. Last October, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati–the company’s outside law firm–gave a presentation on this very issue. Ironic, yeah? Click through to read the document in its entirety.
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Okay, Tina Fey's Return as Sarah Palin Is Too Adorkable to Resist…

How did we miss this one from Saturday Night Live this past weekend? If you are feeling bad about the tech stock meltdown yesterday, this spoof–the second hysterical one–video by Tina Fey as Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will make you feel much better.

The Attack On the Yahoo Vice Presidents: More Exec Departures

It’s starting to feel like a murder mystery over at Yahoo these days, as one vice president after another drops off the senior management rolls at the Internet giant. Next to go are VP of Media Engineering Bharath Kadaba and the higher profile Rachel Glaser, a senior vice president of operations finance. (Both are pictured [...]

Day 73: The (Sleepy) Attack of the Yahoo Vice Presidents

Despite a lot of noisy speculation all around the Internet yesterday about big changes afoot, let me give you the skinny on exactly what is going to happen today at Yahoo when all its top brass gather at its Sunnyvale headquarters for an all-day confab. Some lovely breakfast pastries. Blah, blah, blah, better corporate culture! A doubtlessly tasty lunch. More blah, blah, blah, more content and ad coordination! Some yummy afternoon snacks. Blah, blah, blah, we really appreciate your efforts and goodbye! Other than that: A whole lot of nothing.